Hey, just played the demo a bit (version from about 3 days ago). In the cutscene where the old man throws you the sword, I couldn't pick it up. I continued on, was able to get through the fighting tutorial since I had the guard's sword, but after I gave him his sword to complete the quest, I remained without a weapon. Based on the interaction with the guard (not wanting to show the sword I was supposed to get from the old man), I should have gotten the sword? But when I went back to the scene with the old man, the man and the sword was gone. So maybe a bug that got into the build somehow.
Hey Matej,
You should definitely have a sword once you speak to the old man. Did Armin say or do anything after the old man drops the sword? The intended behaviour is for armin to pick up the sword as part of the cut-scene and continue speaking for a while before the scene ends. I've personally never experienced what you're describing, so if you're able to recall what you saw as accurately as possible, that will help me try to figure out how to replicate and fix the bug.
I really appreciate your feedback, and I'm sorry you had that experience! The game would have been unplayable without a weapon beyond that point, which is a real bummer :/
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Nevermind, I was able to replicate it almost immediately. Patch incoming!